Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-20
State AFFAIRS.
The House Spends the Afternoon Dis
cussing The Bill to Create the
New County Of Ross.
Barney Gibbs Says there are No New
Developments in the Affairs of
Grand Treasurer Joseph.
imprisonment of Not Less til an Twenty nor
more than Fifty Days for Unlaw-
fully Carrying Arms.
AMENDED BY THE SENATE.


Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. Feb. l9.-House bill
No. 81 making the penalty for unlawfully
carrying arms sn Imprisonment in the
county jail, was taKen up in the Senate
this morning on its final passage and
after meeting strong opposition that in
voked a heated debate, 1t was amended
by striking out the word may and in
sorting the word shall, SO that it now
reads: "By punishment of less thsn
S25 nor more than $500, and shall be i'm
prisoned in the county Jail not less than
twenty nor more than fifty days"
1t will now 60 back to the House and If
that body agrees to the Senate amend
ments, which do not materially change
any of its features, it will be in shape
for the Governors signature. Some
of the Senators who opposed its passage
think that the House will not concur in
the Senate amendments.
THE UNIVERSITY LAND ELL.
An eloquent and earnest discussion
arose in the Senate to-day over the pas
sage of the bill giving the regents of the
University control over the lands belong
ing to that institution. This bill has re-
Ceived considerable attention since it was
first introduced, and was strongly op.
posed on the ground that il was setting uD
a miniature land board with all of its a.
tendant evils. The friends of the bill
have great hopes in its passage,
believing that uuder the wise manage
mert Of the University regents it Will De
made to yield ample revenue to support
the institution and place it on d footing
equal to any tir>t-class Institution of
Earning in the country.
e ROSS COUNTY BILL.
: The afternoon session of the House was
principally taken uo with the discussion
of the bill to create the new county Of
Ross. DR.. Camp OF Limestone and MIR.
Mills of McLenDan strongly urged the
substitution Of the minority report Of the
committee. This aroused the advocates
of the bill, and a prolonged debate en-
sued, much to the editication of the other
members who had nc personal interest in
TIE contest.
Mr.. Christenberry presented the claims
of the new county to recognition in au
able speech, giving data and statistics to
support his argument.
Mr.. Pope made long argument in ia
vor of the minority report and against the
creation of the new county.
Mr.. McGanghey moved the precious
question, but when put to 3 ,ote no
quorum was present. On c2ll OF the House
q quorum was announced and the House
then adjourned, leaving the Ross county
bill the pending business.
RAILROAD TERMINAL POINTS.
A N nil fp
abandon portions of their roads running
to towns on the coast recently destroyed
by overtiows, has been signed by the Gov
ernor and filed in the Secretary of States
office.
TEACHERS VOUCHERS.
In answer to g communication ad-
dressed to the department of education
inqulring why teachers vouchers were
not paid, Superintendent Cooper referred
it to the cOmptroleNs Office for informa-
ton. Comptroller Mccall said that ii was
due to the deficient system OF collecting
the school tax.
HON. BARNETT GIBBS.
Grand Master Gibbs arrived in the city
this morning en- route to Dallas. He
left on the north-bound Missouri Pacific
al 10 q. m and will return to Galveston
Sunday TO make further investigation into
Grand Treasurer Joseph's aff4irS. He
said there were no new developments, |
that THE GAZETTE had published every
thing that occurred up to the present |
time.
POINTED QUESTIONS.
When Judge Willis was on the stand |
is witness in his own oehalf in the in !
vestigatloa just closed, the Attorney |
General asked him on crOss-eXamination, |
he following pointed questions, all of |
which he answered in the aflirma i've:
Q.-Judge Willis, did you not know !
nat six of the grand jury had indicted |
themselves? A-Yes.
Odd you not know that the District |
Attorney was employed by the cattle as
to which they belonged |
A.-Yes.
Odd you not know that the Sheriff
vas in their employment also? A.-Yes.
Odd you rot witness tifty-four
rails and verdict of not guilty In each?
Yes.
Odd you not know that the state
would be barred from further prosecution
" those verdicts, and therefore lose from
'75, 900 to $4,000 lease money? A
Yes.
Q.-Were not all these cases tried
Without witnesses and without the defend
nts being warned? A.-Yes.
Odd you not know that these Of
GERS were never employed by the cattle
zen until after the Enclosure act went
nto effect? A.-Thst is what l under
toed.
Q-HaVe you not sworn that the Dis
riot ATTORNEY and each of The LAWYERS
were unfriendly with you?
Yes.
Q Did you object or raise any objec-
ions to such proceedings? Al did
OF, for l considered 1t none of the
udge's business to interfere in trial
Mess questions Were raised before him.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
The deficiency bill, sub House bill No.
%, was adopted in committee of the
hole and passed by the House, making
lie following apprc pEiations for defcien- ,
les incurred in the state government
on March /, 1885, and ending February
5, 1887, and for previous years:
CT registered salary district attor-
neS .........-... IL l6 =
or estimate salary district attorneys $500 II
or registered eCiel district iudxes 22sI OF
or estimate special district judges. 100 90
or registered county judges, justices 5
of peace and constitutes. .... 554 80 :
Or estimate county judges, justices
of peace AMI c9nstables; -. 2,245 SO !
Or register sherltfs, clerks, attor-
Eeys fees in felony cases: 1851 20
II es innate sheriGs, Gle ks, alter-
neys fees In felony CAGES ....... So 600 90
n registered attached n Illnesses. g., sos Ii
" estim ated attached Witnesses. IL 500 90 +
II registered account public domain =
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